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kind of lost. dazed so she was happy to see us, i think. >> the officer says it's protocol to escort the ambulance. and he joined her in that ambulance for the ride. >> here is a description of the woman police believe stole the car, she was hispanic ask carrying a target bag. if you see someone fitting that description call the police immediately. >> abc 7 news learned the san francisco nightclub where three men were shot this weekend closed doors forever. the shooting of club 330 rich not too far from at and t park was the worst nightclub violence in years. abc 7 news s.vic lee with today's developments. >> the shooting at 330 rich prompted the mayor to send a warning tonight club owner
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autos entertainment industry trying to have dialogue with me about more entertainment at night f nightclubs don't pick it up to prevent this we're not going to have that favorable response from the city. >> the ownerses of 330 rich said they'd had enough. >> they've surrendered their entertainment permit to us meaning it will never be 330 rich again. >> the executive director of the entertainment commission told abc 67 news she met with owners this morning and they told her they're shutting down 330 rich. three patrons were shot. one was sent to the hospital. witnesses said the shooting apparently started inside of the club after two men were arguing. shell casings found up the alley to a parking lot police
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say this was the worse case of violence in entertainment venues since the su. ede nightclub shooting three years ago. supervisor hsu sponsored bills to curb the club violence. >> we thought numbers were going down but there have been indications it's not gone away. >> the supervisors gave the commission which regulates nightclubs power to act quickly every time there is trouble. saturday after the shooting the commission did just that. issuing a emergency suspension. >> we can now as opposed to 2009 do something immediately, bring people in to do something administratively
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without a fum blown hearing. >> club owner dz not respond to messages. police made no arrests in this case but tell us there is plenty of security video which investigators are reviewing now. it's snowing on the nation's capital tonight. there are dozens of people in line fr a chance at the 60 to 70 seats in the gallery of the u.s. supreme court taking up the issue tomorrow. of course the question before the high court is whether voter was outlaw gay marriage as we did in california or has it become a constitutional right. there is a rally scheduled in the castro district of san francisco to be follow bid a 7:00 march to city hall then another rally tlrk at 8:00. covering question for us tonight is abc 7 news political reporter mark matthew autos two women from berkeley and two men from
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burbank. >> this is about how we just want to be treated equally from our government. >> one of their lawyers will have 20 minutes to argue this case against prop 8, likely face qegs on whether the vote of the people in california should be overturned. and supporters will be represented by charles creeper, arguing the kiss in federal court. cooper will have 30 minutes and likely face questions on whether supporters have legal standing in this case since california's attorney general won't defend the law. >> when we talk about fundamental rights as it relates to the constitution we're talking about those rights that we as a nation designated as most sake kret of rights we can have. >> adding a dozen times the
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supreme court described marriage as a fundamental right. the supporters say california voters have made the call. >> we should not allow the federal judiciary to zroit vote of the people. especially on something as old and good as marriage. >> many observers say the justice anthony kennedy could be the swing vote in the 5-4 decision. he struck down antigay laws in texas and colorado but also a strong advocate of state rights. and in 2008 did vote for the ban. >> there is a lot of ways the high court could go, they could uphold the ban strike it down as unconstitutional or take a more limit add approach, one would be to say there is no standing for people supporting prop 8. they zrobt a right to be in court that could kick the
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issue back to california only or they can up hold the decision which would legalize effectively same-sex marriage in nine western states. now, about 100 people will be marching tonight. march supposed to begin at 7:00. >> mark, thank you. >> abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler is in washington, d.c. tonight claiming one of the seats inside of the courtroom for two days of hearings tomorrow and wednesday. here live reports begin tomorrow night on abc 7 news. >> on san mateo county coast caltrans poised to open the new first highway tunnels built in 50 years. the tunnelser carrying traffic away from the treacherous stretch of highway 1 known as devil's slide.
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david louie is live outside of the tunnels now. what a long time come igt has been. the commute on this stretch of highway 1 is going to change starting tomorrow. that is when this roadway will operate. >> this is a celebration that took decades to create. the tunnels will channel traffic from san francisco to half moon bay, and beyond. route diverting traffic from a stretch of highway 1 known as devil's slide, a slide-prone area. multiple community groups opposed caltrans original plan. >> this was a trae going to be 300 feet in the air in place that's is good compromise to
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make a road connecting coast, up and down santa cruz to san francisco. >> supporters gather forward a celebration party locking horns over appropriation the parklands. measure won 74% of the vote. the $439 million project features three quarter mile tunnels. lawyers have been strung inside for communication autos each one way tunnel is wide, we're standing in the shoulder right now. but in the rain roadway. in case of an emergency, vehicles can get by. a safer highway 1 has local business owners will be hoping for an upswing. >> hopefully it will bring a
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bunch of people here, new businesses are wonderful. we have beautiful features, parks, recreation and everything here to do. >> caltrans hasn't said when they'll open the tunnels. one thing we've learn sthad the two tunnels will not have cell service. a source tells us the carrier woz not pay for it. near pacifica, david louie abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> still to come tonight here on abc 7 news a bureaucrat who is the highest paid county administrator senate set to collecter big pay check for live. >> the state puts money into rebates to help you buy green cars. but critics say the bill milins could be better spent elsewhere. >> live doppler 7 shows moisture lurking off shore. the likelihood of rainfall coming up. >> later the very real theft a
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tsunami striking california coast. what you can do to be ready for the next one. stay with us.
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you may not know it but plug in electric cars are cheaper here in california than other states. it's to produce eem yigs and clean up the air, others question using tax dollars to subsidize those that can afford green technology.
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>> they're going like hot cake ootz $43 million rebate program for plug in hybrids is nearly empty. the california air resources board and energy commission pumped $10.5 million more into account. enabling residents of getting up to $2500 back. combined with the federal program, consumers can save as much as 10 grand off the sticker price, plus, call fiing for carpool lane was a special permit. >> this is for last year stit says california is having trouble meeting clean air standards. >> the only way to keep air clean and fight smog and climate change is introduce more of the vehicles. >> ted copta heads a taxpayer
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watch dog group. he says when state needs to pay for pressing things average residents who can can't afford a green car shouldn't have to subsidize one for those who can probably afford one on their own. >> we need money to fix are roads and higher etd x for student loans and money for just about everything that there is. >> he says rebates are a good way to get car buyers to try new technology. >> it's just long way to go and it's the best way to go there and just takes extra efforts in the beginning of anything that is worth while. >> governor brown setting the goal of 1.5 zero emission vehicles by 2025. the state on the meshlg of hitting 20,000. >> a watch dog commission today meantime said the
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california acquired too many state parks. the report says the park system allowed millions to pile up as it struggle was shrinking budgets. dozens of parks threatened with throw sure last year. the report says the park department needs a new business model and singles out heft castle as an example. it generates a lot of money but upkeep often exceeds it's income. some people come to visit it. the report says the castle might be better run by someone like the getty museum. >> the $3 million painting at the palace hotel is not going anywhere. owners of the hotel changed their minds after getting an ear frfl around the city. the pied piper has been
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hanging at the bar more than 100 years. the painting will be restored and then, hung back at the hotel. the it was created after the 1906 earthquake. >> would be a shame to see it go after 100 years. >> let's talk about the weather forecast. >> clouds around and breaks of sunshine here and there. now there is a growing possibility of sprinkles in the north bay. you can see areas of moisture just off shore. it's dry. and this could produce sprinkles. farrer north this area of moisture around you're yeeka. locations have had up to
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5/100ths to 6/100ths of rainfall. we're looking at a live view of the golden gate. western sky from our east bay camera, current readings 51 in san francisco. 50 in half moon bay. another live view looking down into the bay under cloudy skies with breaks of sunshine here and there. temperatures in other locations 5234 fairfield. here is a look at the forecast features, clouds this week, slight chance of showers on thursday. and some sprinkles possible for tonight. you can see clouds pushing through the bay area throughout the day. more clouds on the way as we have this flow from west northwest bringing clouds our way. that pattern continues. following the time line overnight, those pockets of moisture i just showed you
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approaching the coastline possibly producing a sprinkle or two. there is a slight chance of sprinkles in the north bay. east of san jose there could with a springel twomplt overnight tonight, cloudy skies, clouds increase. low temperatures mid 40s and a chance of a scattered sprinkle or two. tomorrow, highs into mid-60s, 65 san jose. pin anyone slarks low to mid-60s. mid-50s on the coast. up in the north bay milder than that. we'll see mid 60s in santa rosa. east bay highs 64 in oakland and newark. inland mid to upper 60s. 67 in livermore, here is the accu-weather forecast.
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slight chance of showers on thursday. not a great chance. milder friday. highs back into 70s and cooling down saturday clouds increase sunday, a chance of showers. looks like it could be at least a partly wet day. they can occur. >> thank you spencer. >> coming up next reunion of an east bay woman ask a stolen dog. >> the search with a
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messy hotel labor negotiations led to pickets won't be repeated at least in one hotel this, morning hilton workers and management celebrated signing of a new 5-year labor agreement. the new pact gives 750 milton workers a 4% compensation increase each year. the workers will then decide how they want to use the money. >> our members will make determinations as to whether or not more money should be
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aloe indicated to health care or wage or pension. >> mayor ed lee says having labor peace is good for tourism industry. >> a search by a san bruno woman for her stolen dog has ended happily tonight. a tip led police to the dog. she says she's fell asleep and someone snatched the dog. she says she searched for archie who is trained to help her deal with anxiety suffered since surviving a crash. lana hahn told about the reunion. >> sob asking happy. and have been holding him so he's home and it's a miracle. >> police questioning a person at the house and they say they're still investigating how the dog got there and
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deciding whether anyone should be charged. >> tonight at 6:00 the salary of an east bay bureaucrat. the highest paid in the state and will be collecting it for life. how that happened. >> a major show of support underway thu for same-sex marriage. >> why would a collection agency go after someone for something he ys of walking
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right now a march in support of same-sex marriage is getting underway in san francisco. >> organizers call it a march for equality. you're looking at sky 7 you can see the crowd gathered there is sizeable. the march being held as part of a nationwide movement on the eve of the court taking on proposition 8. >> they'll hold a rally with
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the event scheduled to run until 9:00 tonight. >> today the supreme court -- in 1996 voters approved prop 29. michigan voters did the same 10 years later but a appeals court declared the mission ban unconstitutional. now, the supreme court will decide. high court's decision would affect what happens near california. >> and right now, it's unconstitutional to violate black and latino people's civil rights in michigan. >> in the first year after prop 209 passed uc bolt law school propertied of the 271 students admitted only one was african american. >> salary and benefits package of a high ranking alameda county official is turning heads tonight.
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they are giving more than 400,000s ndz pay and benefits for the rest of her life. live from the county seat in oakland. laura? >> hi, carolyn. alameda county is facing a multi million dollar deficit. part of the reason taxpayers are so stunned not only by administrators current salary but also because she'll earn that amount long after she leaves this office. >> you know all money going up to the top. everybody at the bottom has to suffer. >> this man referring to the salary and reported future benefits of susan marnishi. according to reports she makes a base salary of nearly $302,000 but with 121,000s ndz other compensation including equity and longevity pay, performance bone skbrus a car allowance, the salary now tops
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$423,000. >> that is a lot. $423,000. i work with children so they always take in money from the children. and that bothers me so i feel like yeah. when it comes to administration, they get too much. >> but it doesn't stop with salary a cording to the chronicle the 63-year-old is guaranteed basically the same amount of money, $400,000 per year in retirement for life. >> that is astounding. >> the chairman of the alameda county republican party. >> she's 63 years old. a life expectancy of 22 years more. and when you calculate pay package, alameda county taxpayers goring to be paying her over $9 million. >> none of the current county supervisors would comment for the story.
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neither would maronis him.. but the president of the howard jar advice association says the salary reveelz a fundamental discorrect kekt between our public lied leaders. it will burden taxpayers for decades. >> now, a study found alameda county public employee average salaries are the second highest in the state. most are not like the county administrators we're talking about average salary of just over $69,000 per year n oakland abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> the military is posthumously honoring a soldier with the bay area with a bronze star. the 31-year-old sargeant first class died thursday in a medical center just days
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before he was scheduled to return home. bronze star is most often given for heroism and merit. several neighbors have american flags displayed outside of their homes one neighbor says he's flying niz honor of grissam and other service members. who lost their lives. >> he's a nice guy. quiet. very dedicated to his family. >> he graduated from mount eden high school and previously served in iraq. survived by his wife, parents and a sister. >> well, tonight money matters a bailout for cypress fails to impress wall street. new york traders learn the bailout would result in heavy losses for banks. a and p 500 came within half a point of it's all time high before reversing course.
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regulateors reveal a plan to compensate invest qlorz lost money because of technical problems when facebook went public last year, a lot of trades just never went through. apple has paid $20 million for a silicon valley start thaup could open doors to a $5 billion industry. the company is developing a way to improve the mapping of large indoor spaces ik airports and shopping malls and the consumption of carbon vaited -- carbonated beverages dropped to the lowest level since 1996. >> 7 on your side's michael finney is coming up next. the story of a man whose unpaid bill get ston
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a collections agency came after a man for not paying for something he didn't order. >> and being contacted by a
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collection agency is nerve wracking but when you didn't purchase the service well, then, it's aggravating too. >> this is a classic. >> gerard enjoys restoring old cars. one thing he never has had to restore, however, is his credit. >> this is the demand for payment. >> gerard received this collection notice in the mail. it was for a cell phone supposedly purchased from a zp. t wireless, gerard says the notice received for $1013 was the first time anyone told him he had an outstanding bill. >> i never did apply for a cell phone. they claim i did. and i never signed a contract.
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>> gerard called at and t. they said the debt had been sold to a collection agency. he says he was subsequently bounced back and forth between the collection agency and at and t. >> dead ends, hang ups. bogus numbers and i kobt get nowhere. >> a closer look revealed a discrepancy. the collection notice stont a gernnard lambert. gerard's name has no "n". he learned one other thing. >> explanation i got from one operator is that someone applied for a cell phone using my social security number. >> that is when a friend suggested he better contact 7 on your side. and he did. it told us our investigation
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revealed that an account had been established in this customer's game. we concluded it was fraudulent and are happy at and t was able to help. it wiped the debt from the records. we also contacted the collection agency. it told fuss an account is found to be an act of fraud we work to identify and correct this. gerard said he learned one big lesson. >> it's more work and frustrating to restore your credit. >> if you have a consumer complaint let me know about it. >> good work. >> thank you. >> coming up next a very real threat of a tsunami striking the california coast. >> who is watching out for the big wave?
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and what
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you've seen video of tsunamies like this one over the past decade this, hit japan two years ago this, month. and experts say it's only a matter of time before a big one hits california this, week is tsunami awareness week. tonight abc 7 news explains the round the clock watch for the one that could be coming our way. sur namys have shown us destruction that can come from the powerful earthquakes in the ocean. shifting cars, buildings ripped from found yaigs and pulled into the sae. hundreds of thousands, dead. survivors left with no place to go. but tsunamies don't just happen in far pacific but here, too. in 1964 a devastating tsunami struck crescent city without warning almost 50 years later another hit the
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center. locals knew it was coming. >> the center monitors the planet 24-7. it's issue tsunami warnings if an earthquake magnitude is large enough to warrant concern. >> it collects data to see if a tsunami is heading our way. >> so california could experience a damaging local tsunami with anything in sevens and above. there is a a threat from the pacific rim. >> the threat is real this, map show what's could happen if a tsunami hits the bay area porkts will be shut down, homes will have to be evacuated. inland, streams and livers mau mau -- rivers may flood. and larger tsunami could
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devastate the heart of this town. >> some modeling of is for santa cruz indicates maximum height of a tsunami could be 25-30 feet. >> logan johnson is with national weather service in monterey. this office is responsible for relaying warning autos we're looking at the time of the earthquake to time of issuing the warning of 10 minutes or less. >> like many low lying cities how to get way from them. >> you zront time to figure out exactly what you're going to do. >> san francisco could be hit on three sides. the financial district could be flooded. emergency services review their plan every year. you can plan for maximum all the time.
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nature will blow that out of the water. >> there are several things you can do. to find out what the threat is where you live go to abc 7 news.com and look under see it on tv. we have links to helpful maps. >> important information there. >> we'll take a look at live doppler 7 hd. moisture beginning to push over land areas you can see moisture pushing out over san francisco and farther north looks like sprinkles hitting the coastline with a better chance of sprinkles there. moisture pushing over san francisco is a bit sparse at the moment. there could be a sprinkle or two. near sea ranch you can see a better chance of rain hitting the ground, tomorrow we'll have cloudy skies in the
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morning. high temperatures mid-60s tomorrow, intervalues of clouds and sunshine. slight chance of showers on thursday. and on -- a better chance of rain sunday. >> rain or shine for video tweets and spare the air askplerts useful weather information. >> thank you. >> good news for the warriors tonight. >> yes. mike shumann in with that. >> warriors for the big game hofgt lakers and question is will seth curry play with that sprained ankle? there is no question who the number one player in the world is, tiger woods ties
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warriors and lakers tonight has everyone back healthy but it was a question whether seth curry was going to play. warriors just tweeted out he will be playing tonight. he injured his right ankle and
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saturday he left and did not return after a 25 point evening. two days of treatment. and there is an update from head coach earlier this morning. >> as far as treatment make sure you do everything he can do to put them into a position to play. then make a decision later on. >> i'm going play regardless of starting. he is just to be aggressive. and every yort just be there with that presence. >> dwyane wade, hoop and foul for a five-point miami lead. 24 points and miami wins 27th straight. that is a final. let's switch over to ncaa and
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looking to advance in the sweet 16th. ending the day with 29 points. but mish will be a tougher test. >> they're big and well coached and physical. you know? they seemed to play hard and well. it's a good challenge for us. we're just excited to have an opportunity to play another day. >> tiger woods is the top dog in golf. tiger takes over as number one player in the world for the first time since 2010. winning for the 8th time tying a pga tour record they got as far as about 90 feet.
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tiger woods two strokes over justin rose. >> feel goods now. i was just scrolling through my phone and all of the people who have supported me and all of the texts and saying thank you. it's been incredible to have the support z hard work paid off to get me to this point. >> today a's facing milwaukee. chris young with a grand slam starting to heat up. giants had an easy afternoon beating the cubs. sharks making moves today for a pair of second round picks.
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it might be the beginning of the sharks blowing up this roster they just can't seem to get that stanley cup. we'll see you at 9:00 and 11:00. >> tiger's game is peaking before the master autos he's going to win another maijo, it will be the masters. i still say he doesn't catch jack. >> does not? >> does not. >> yes. >> i think a lot of people doubted whether he'd come back to number one. >> yes. they did. >> maybe dating seems to be helping his game. >> it's not hurting. >> coming up a san francisco woman who could be a trump card for opponents of prop 8. >> then on abc news at 11:00 a remarkable treatment for an embarrassing condition. >> and here is the line up
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tonight. dancing with the stars at 9:00 and carolyn and i will be back at 11:00. >> that does it for this edition of abc 7 news. >> sky 7 is overhead live in the kas stroi district. a same-sex marriage march is moments away from beginning. the supreme court takes up the prop 8 question tomorrow in washington. >> they'll be heading to city hall fr a rooly there at 8:00. hall fr a rooly there at 8:00. from the entire abc 7
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this is "jeopardy!" today's contestants are -- an airline pilot from austin, texas... a property manager from baltimore, maryland... and our returning champion, a substitute teacher from temecula, california... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny gilbert. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. and welcome. last week was a great one for "jeopardy!" champions. they earned ov0,000. can they do it again this week? we start finding out now.
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i'm happy to welcome tyson and tom and our returning champion, rachel. good to have you with us. and let's go into the jeopardy! round right now, shall we, with these categories awaiting you. because "stand" is coming up in each t response. alex: rachel, you start. "stand" tall for $200, please. tom. what is a kickstand? good. "stand" tall, $400. rachel. what is "bandstand"? yes. "stand" tall, $600. rachel. is a nightstand? good. "stand" tall, $800. tom. what is a newsstand? correct. "standwhat, $1,000. tyson.
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what is grandstand? yes, for $1,000. three-way tie now. ohio history, $200. tom. what's ohio state? the ohio state university. yes. let me have ohio history for $400. the ohio state university. rachel.. what is michigan? good. ohio history for $600. tyson. what is a door? no. tom or rachel? rachel. what is the cash register? cash register. yes. that little bell. ohio for $800. rachel. what is miami? good. $1,000, ohio history.

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